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Sunday, 10 November 2013

North of Nowhere - Liz Kessler

North of Nowhere by Liz Kessler

Review by Chutney* (12)

North of Nowhere has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal
2014.

Publisher’s summary:

The sleepy seaside village of Porthaven hides a mystery....

Mia’s grandad has vanished and nobody knows why. When Mia
and her mum go to support her grandma, Mia makes friends with local girl, Dee.
But why does Dee seem to go out of reach? Why does she claim to be facing
violent storms when Mia sees only sunny skies? And can Mia solve the mystery
and find her grandad before time and tide wash away his future?

North of Nowhere was inspired by the real village of
Hallsands, South Devon, that collapsed into the sea one stormy night in January
2017.

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Our reviewer, Chutney (age 12), used North of Nowhere to complete
a school reading report. Here are her responses:

Genre: mystery, adventure

I chose to read this book because I found the cover
interesting and attractive. The storyline caught my attention and it is the
most recent book I have received. The story was situated in Porthaven, a
fishing village where Mia tried to find the grandad.

I would give Mia an award for her determination to solve the
mystery of her grandad’s disappearance. I learnt from the story that with
bravery and hope you can conquer anything. I would like to invite Peter over to
my house. I would invite him because there are many questions I would like to
know the answers to.

There is nothing that I would change about the book because the
storyline was interesting, the pace was perfect for me, I enjoy the idea of
time travelling and the story captured my mind throughout.